For the director of Fast Times At Ridgemont High 1982 and writerdirector of Clueless 1995 shining examples of what teen movies can be teenagers provide more than enough combustible subject matter.Ostensibly a comedy, Fast Times is also a serious exploration of the suburban angst only hinted at in John Hughes’ escapist fables. This anomaly a Hollywood film with a conscience dealt frankly and honestly with the repercussions of the adolescent search for identity, something the 46year old filmmaker hasn’t seen much of in recent teen films.“There are so many things about life that you’re just figuring out at that age,” Heckerling explains, “and it’s all new and exciting and heartbreaking. A teenager has to decide what they’re going to do with their life, and that’s one of the most important decisions that you’ll make. To try to figure out who you are, how good you are at various things and how happy you are doing them, nobody deals with that unless it’s about somebody who wants to sing or dance.”

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